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Friday, 27 July 2012

A scary lead on the Caldera slabs

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Eyeing up the crux, no going back now. Pallor E7 6b first ascent on the Caldera slabs, Ben Nevis. Since my elbows finally got ...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Triassic boulders on Raasay

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The most I knew of Raasay was Sorley MacLean’s famous and rather haunting poem ‘Hallaig’ in Martyn Bennett’s album Bothy Culture. ...
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Caldera crags

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Kev checking out some future very scary granite slab climbs on Ben Nevis On the outer rim of the Ben Nevis volcanic caldera is a...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Mystic Stylez 8C video

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Video of me doing the repeat of Daniel Woods problem Mystic Stylez in Switzerland a couple of months ago. The clip comes from the Po...
Tuesday, 17 July 2012

The Nevis breakfast, again

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Finally needing a climbing rest day I went for another fasted run before breakfast. The weather was fine so I opted for Ben Nevis, straig...
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Saturday, 14 July 2012

Raasay recce

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100 metres high, the grey stuff is good sandstone, and it goes on for miles along the coast. Running out of new rock in the UK? Aye... ...
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Another Steall milestone.

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Michael gears up for another scrap with Steallworker (8b), a cloud of midges above. Get tied in, whirr your jacket around a few times...

Out jogging

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Looking back down the lower slopes of Leitir Fhionnlaigh, my house near the bottom right and Meall na Teanga across Loch Lochy. I...
Friday, 13 July 2012

Wet season training

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If you’re reading from the UK you don’t need me to tell you the weather has been grim. The rain has been one thing, although you can usua...
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Thursday, 21 June 2012

Failing higher

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A big jump on my project today. New highpoint three moves higher!!! (yes that does deserve an exclamation for each move). The move I fell...
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